Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Mankind’s first journey to another star set for 2029 launch

Plans are underway for mankind’s first journey to another star – a trip that is expected to take about 80 000 years. The Fermi Explorer Mission, a nonprofit organisation, hopes to set off for Alpha Centauri by 2029. The more than 40-trillion kilometre journey is...

IT spend will breach $7trn for the first time in 2027

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $7,35-trillion in 2027, up 15% from 2026, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Collectively, the market forces are reinforcing spend around AI infrastructure, AI-enabled cloud platforms, and advanced software...

As African CEOs embrace AI, ROI is still elusive

By Kathy Gibson - African companies are in the middle of learning and adopting artificial intelligence (AI), and adapting to the changes it brings. But they are also looking beyond adoption at how to measure value from their AI investments, says Ladi Asuni, partner...

Huge price expected for digital-only cryptocurrency artwork

A digital artwork that only exists as a high-resolution file by UK artist Adrian Chesterman, and which showcases the parallel between traditional money and cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, is expected to surpass its reservation price of $160 000. The Crypto Train, which...

Pandemic drives SA firms to reassess digital transformation

Kathy Gibson reports - South African companies have fallen behind in their digital transformation efforts, despite the pandemic and lockdown making digital more relevant than ever before. Although just over half of companies are either fully transformed or underway,...

Land water has mitigated sea level rise

New measurements from a NASA satellite have allowed researchers to identify and quantify, for the first time, how climate-driven increases of liquid water storage on land have affected the rate of sea level rise. A new study by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion...

Integrating Netflix benefits pay TV operators

Integrating Netflix into traditional pay TV services, such as Virgin Media and BT TV, has had a net positive impact on these operators’ performance. This is one of the findings from a new report from IHS Technology entitled “Netflix on Pay TV: A Marriage of...

Storage volumes, revenues down sharply

Worldwide personal and entry-level storage (PELS) shipments totalled 68,5-million units in 2015, representing a decline of -9,2% from a year ago, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Personal and Entry-Level Storage Tracker. Annual shipment...

Printer market records more declines

According to research by International Data Corporation (IDC), the Western European printer and multifunction (MFP) market decreased 4,9% in unit terms compared with the same period a year ago, with negative performances in both inkjet and laser segments. This gave a...

Companies take steps to reduce data leakage

Establishing controls for privileged access continues to be a focus of attention for organisations and auditors. Gartner says that by 2018, 25% of organisations will review privileged activity and reduce data leakage incidents by 33%. “Only less than 5% of...

Quantum love aids communication

Here's a love story at the smallest scales imaginable: particles of light. It is possible to have particles that are so intimately linked that a change to one affects the other, even when they are separated at a distance. This idea, called "entanglement”, is part of...

Smart machines threaten BPO

By 2018, 40% of outsourced services will leverage smart machine technologies, rendering the offshore model obsolete for competitive advantage, according to Gartner - and possibly dealing a blow to South Africa's business process outsourcing (BPO) market. For more than...

Mustek sells off Rectron Australia

Mustek subsidiary Rectron has entered into an agreement to sell 100% of its stake in Rectron Australia to IG3 Education, for a total cash consideration of AUD1,059-million with effect from 1 October 2015. The transaction is part of the group`s drive to dispose of...

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